If the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates by 50bp as expected, it is expected that the pace of interest rate cuts will slow down. The Bank of Canada cut interest rates sharply for the second time in a row this month, and hinted that policymakers are prepared to slow down the pace of monetary easing. The bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points to 3.25%, bringing borrowing costs to the upper part of their expected range of neutral interest rates. However, they also hinted that after the sharp interest rate cut expected by the market and most economists, there may be a smaller interest rate cut again in 2025. Officials dropped their previous statement that they expected to further reduce borrowing costs. "With the policy interest rate greatly reduced, we expect that if the economic development is generally in line with expectations, monetary policy will adopt a more gradual approach," Bank of Canada Governor Mackler said in a prepared speech. "Looking ahead, we will evaluate the necessity of further reducing the policy interest rate one by one."The General Administration of Market Supervision launched the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work. On December 11th, according to the news of official website, the General Administration of Market Supervision held the on-the-spot meeting of commercial secret protection and the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot meeting in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, to implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, systematically summarize the effectiveness of the national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work, deeply analyze the current situation, and deploy and carry out the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work. On the basis of the good results of the first and second batches of pilot projects, the General Administration of Market Supervision launched the third batch of innovative pilot projects this year, and in December, it identified 11 areas such as Minhang District of Shanghai as the third batch of national commercial secret protection innovation pilot projects, and agreed to change the pilot scope of Hefei High-tech Zone in Anhui Province to Hefei City. The launch of the third batch of pilot projects has further expanded the provincial coverage of innovation pilot work and achieved comprehensive coverage in the eastern, central and western regions, which will continue to deepen the influence from point to area and give full play to the radiation-driven effect of innovation pilot work on improving the overall level of trade secret protection in China.Zamrazilova, Deputy Governor of the Czech Central Bank: I hope to see the inflation rate drop in January, and then I can start to consider further relaxing interest rates.
According to a survey conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore's GDP growth rate is expected to be 3.6% in 2024 (previously 2.6%) and 3.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (previously 2.2%).According to a survey conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, economists raised Singapore's GDP growth forecast from 2.6% to 3.6% in 2024.The storage and storage of corn in China Grain Reserve increased its scale and stabilized the market. In 2024, the autumn grain was harvested again. According to the arrangement of relevant departments, China Grain Reserve Group Corporation and its related enterprises increased the storage and storage scale of domestic corn in 2024 in major corn producing areas such as Northeast China, and set up more than 340 purchasing depots to actively stabilize the market and stabilize expectations. (Xinhua News Agency)
Zhuoran shares: the settlement amount of order change is 15,685,900 yuan. Zhuoran shares announced that three major order contracts signed by Zhuoshu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, and Zhenhua Petroleum have been adjusted due to changes in the market environment. The total amount of the original order was 6.936 billion yuan. After negotiation between the two parties, a new settlement agreement and termination agreement were signed, and the final settlement amount after the change was 15,685,900 yuan. Up to now, the original order has confirmed revenue of 36,981,600 yuan, the company has received contract payment of 75 million yuan and the amount to be settled is 81,858,900 yuan. Order changes will not have a significant adverse impact on the company's financial and operating conditions. The company will continue to pay attention to the progress of follow-up matters and fulfill its information disclosure obligations in a timely manner.Vietnam Customs: The export volume of rice in November was 704,608 tons.German Foreign Minister: The transition in Syria is not over yet.